What a culture we live in. As I was away visiting family this last week I was thinking about what we could get each person for Christmas. I was also thinking about what I should ask for because a family member was very clear that I couldn't leave until I gave a few ideas. As I was trying to come up with something my mind wandered to a larger picture of our culture.
Lately all I have been seeing on t.v. are ads for sales for Christmas gifts. I don’t recall seeing anything advertising or promoting THANKSGIVING. All I could see was greed and a THANK-LESS way of thinking. Satan is tempting and effortlessly distracting people from anything tree and right and good to that which pleases themselves.
In a time when the economy is “SOOOO BAAAD” has anyone else noticed that the prices on the “HOTTEST” items has not gone down????
I digress to a moment I was with my dad in the car and he was trying hard to make a decision about a job. he asked me if I would rather he work away from home and we would be able to buy a lot of stuff and live in a really nice house but he could only be home on the weekends OR take a lower paying job in the area and possibly have less money than we used to have but he would be home every day/night?
I recall my answer crystal clear. In today’s culture what would the answer be??
More recently I spoke at my old school to the teens and one of the questions I asked them to answer on a card was this: Would you rather be poor and have many close friends or be Paris Hilton and try to buy a bff….that’s teen and online lingo for Best Friend Forever. Sadly there was at least one of the teens that wrote they wanted to be or be like Paris Hilton. How empty, desperate, selfish, hollow, misguided.
If your kids are old enough to understand, ask them this question my dad asked me, you may be surprised or you may not. You may even gain insight in what you have to change or work on or what you have to keep on doing. Family is too precious to lose to hollow greed.
Family is forever. Greed is never satisfied. Even Mr. Vanderbilt (I think it was), when asked when would he have enough money answered, just one more dollar.
Think about it. Any questions?
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It is a sad sad culture we live in. Where everything is measured by the dollar and if not enough dollars are spent feelings are hurt! I would rather be poor and live in a drafty summer cottage - oh wait I HAVE done that! - than have all the money I ever wanted. Paul was right when he wrote to Timothy telling him that the love of money is the root of all evil.
Money cannot buy happiness and sadly enough that is all this world is trying to do - ESPECIALLY AMERICA!
thanks for the post and the thought provoking questions.
I will be honest and say that I would rather my husband make less money and we have to cut back drastically than have him work and never see the family and my boys grow up without a father figure in the home every night!
I was talking to Rebekah the other day about our thoughts of me looking for a job. (Not out of motivation to get money for greed, but to help with our needs). I haven't been actively looking yet, but I check out job possibilities when one sort of comes my way. So far, God has closed all the doors, and I'm thankful about that. But I want to also be willing to work if He moves me in that direction. Anyway, Rebekah made it clear that she does NOT want me to go to work like Daddy. She said she wants me home with her. I love being home with her too.
I don't know if this comment makes much sense...I rambled..sorry about that. You can post this or not post this...it doesn't matter to me :-)
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